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“Burn the Witch!”: Public Enthusiasm for Dragging Rude Youth from Trains Highlights Gap in Metro’s Equity Platform
People had been so caught up in detailing the crimes against humanity her “poopy feet” had wrought that there was very little space for reflection on the larger implications of what it was that people were cheering.
March 9, 2018
Thanks to Our Growing Sponsor List for SBLA’s 10th Birthday. You Have One Week Left to Join Them!
Don't forget to get your tickets! Sponsorship opportunities are also available for a short time.
March 8, 2018
Appeal by El Mercado Owners to Halt Affordable and Supportive Housing Project at 1st and Lorena Denied
The resolution of the years-long process to get the project approved was surprisingly anticlimactic
March 7, 2018
How Can Vision Zero Work When L.A. Continues to Prioritize Speed?
Rather than raise speed limits, let’s lower design speeds, so the mistakes are less impactful when they inevitably happen
March 7, 2018
Motion Seeks to Ease Tensions Over 710 Expansion by Focusing First on Other Upgrades and Eliminating Displacement
Metro Board Member and Supervisor Hilda Solis, backed by fellow board member and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, has drafted a motion that will put the 710 expansion on hold while focusing on the community projects attached to the massive infrastructure proposal.
February 28, 2018
YIMBYism and the Cruel Irony of Metropolitan History
To reckon with the current housing crisis we must inquire into our country’s metropolitan history
February 28, 2018
LADOT Installs New Flashing Signage at Deadly Venice Crosswalk
LADOT recently installed flashing LED pedestrian signage at the Venice crosswalk where a driver killed Damon Shear in 2017
February 27, 2018
Leaders Break Ground on Metro Purple Line Subway to Century City
The $2.53 billion 2.6-mile heavy rail subway extension will include stops at Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive and on Constellation Boulevard in Century City.
February 26, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Purple Line Construction on Wilshire in Koreatown
Wilshire Boulevard is currently closed just west of Western Avenue - for Purple Line subway construction. Phase 2 breaks ground tomorrow.
February 23, 2018
LADOT Is Giving More Pedestrians a Head Start
In 2017, LADOT has installed more than 60 Leading Pedestrian Intervals on Vision Zero priority intersections, with many more planned in 2018
February 21, 2018
